SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



of Clydes are dappled brown, with a 

 " ratch " (white streak) on the face, 

 frequently white on the legs, and from 

 16.2 to 17 hands in height. 



The chest should be broad, the neck 

 strong and broad, ending in oblique 

 shoulders. Fore arms long and broad, 

 ending at broad, fiat knees, below which 

 the cannons and pasterns should be 

 broad and thick, covered by thin skin. 



A typical Clydesdale ought to be very 

 " clean " legged, and from it there 

 should be an abundance of long soft 

 hair — free from coarseness. 



Many horses, no matter what the 

 breed, are very defective in the regions 

 of the pasterns and feet. Some are too 

 upright, have pasterns too short, others 

 too long, or too oblique. 



The happy medium is requisite in the 

 Clyde, as in most other horses. 



The foot must be proportionate and 

 sound. Ribs wide and deep, and back 



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